pontifical
Spanish, adjective/pontifiˈkal/
pontifical is spelled P-O-N-T-I-F-I-C-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 86,552nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pontifical is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “pontifical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne al sumo pontífice”.
What does pontifical mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne al sumo pontífice. 2. Perteneciente o relativo a un obispo o arzobispo. 3. Conjunto o agregado de ornamentos que sirven al obispo para la celebración de los oficios divinos. 4. Libro que contiene las ceremonias pontificias y las de las funciones episcopales.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pontifical
- pontificales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pontifical?
- /pontifiˈkal/
- [põn̪.t̪i.fiˈkal]
- [põn̪t̪ifiˈkal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pontifical in Spanish?
pontifical appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).